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Here’s a song of mine to honor the life of Jdimytai Damour, who I call “The Martyr of Black Friday.” If you don’t know his story, click here to read my blog about it. It’s a tough story, to be sure. But as Black Friday approaches, I hope and pray you will consider honoring his […]
Read MoreBlack Friday is over. So, what now what?For those who want to re-connect Christmas with its real meaning, what now? These guys always have a good idea. [AC] Promo 2011 from Advent Conspiracy on Vimeo. Help them spread the word:Their websiteTheir Facebook .Their Twitter. Even if you don’t get involved in their specific project, get […]
Read MoreIf you want to see just how disturbing “Black Friday” is becoming, zip on over to YouTube, and search it. Just search “Black Friday 2011,” and you’ll find plenty of footage from just last night. For example, here are people almost being crushed last night at a Walmart not far from here, over in Mesquite: […]
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, my blog, “The Martyr of Black Friday,” is getting lots of attention. In fact, as of today, it officially becomes the third most-read blog I’ve ever written. I’m grateful that so many are resonating with the message that something must “give” regarding our consumerist society and the bastardization […]
Read MoreThis is Jdimitai Damour. I am remembering him again this year, on Black Friday, as I have every year for the past several. If you are curious as to why, you can read about it here. It’s just been a few years since his death, at a Walmart store in New York, and even in […]
Read MoreI keep mixing and remixing. Here’s another version of “Thanks,” just in time for tomorrow. I think it’s the best yet. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody…EF “If the only prayer You ever prayed In your entire life was “Thank You,“ It would be enough.” — Meister Eckhart https://soundcloud.com/eric-folkerth/thanks THANKS For mountains green with aspen stands, fluttering like […]
Read MoreBelow, there’s a new version of a very old song for you. But first, a story…. Because, if you grew up in Dallas, even almost fifty-years later, you know what today is. Yes, it was a deep and scarring event for the entire nation. But for those of us from here, it’s always been a […]
Read MoreIt’s early Friday morning, and I need to be going to bed. Sufficed to say, a lot has happened in the past 24-hours with “Occupy Dallas.” The camp has been dismantled by the Dallas Police. I’ll have much more to say about this in coming days. The short version is that, pretty clearly, the City […]
Read MoreGiven that lawyers for Occupy Dallas and the Dallas City Attorney are meeting tomorrow, I have written Mayor Rawlings to express my own views, and I thought I would share them here…EF Dear Mayor Rawlings, For some weeks, I have been visiting the “Occupy Dallas” encampment in an attempt to offer spiritual advice and counsel […]
Read MoreLast Wednesday, I was honored to be the guest on the “Lambda Weekly” Radio Program on KNON in Dallas. Lambda Weekly is the longest running radio program on LGBT issues in the nation. Host David Taffett invited me in studio, and we ended up having a wide-ranging discussion of the the inclusion of LGBT people […]
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